Egeria
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Key facts
- Other names
- Aegeria
- Major cult center
- spring and grove near the Porta Capena ; Nympheum of Egeria; Temple of Diana at Nemi
- Gender
- female
- Consort
- possibly Numa Pompilius
- Etruscan
- possibly Vegoia
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Gender
- female
- Spouse
- Numa Pompilius
- Image
- Aegeria.png
Show 6 more facts
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- topic's main category
- Category:Egeria (nymph)
- unmarried partner
- Numa Pompilius
- Commons category
- Egeria (nymph)
- different from
- Egeria
- native label
- Ēgéria
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
A sixteenth-century drawing of Egeria
Egeria ( Latin: [eːˈgɛria], Ancient Greek: Ἠγερία) was a nymph attributed a legendary role in the early history of Rome as a divine consort and counselor of Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome (r. 715 – 672 BC), to whom she imparted laws and rituals pertaining to ancient Roman religion. Her name has become an eponym for a female advisor or counselor.
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